Spanish 5/6 & EL MUNDO DE ARTE
Art Unit in which they learn vocabulary to express themselves as well as describe various types of art from paintings to sculptures to architecture.
Students have studied the arts via explorations on authentic Spanish websites. Students recently completed a formal presentation with a partner in Spanish about a current events art topic, such as Arte Urbano in New York, Art of Protest in Latin America related to the World Cup soccer championships in Brazil, and Art in Nature in many resorts and land reserves. Students will now be learning about famous Spanish and Latin American artists of the past. While many of the figures they will study are from Spain, they will also explore the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera among other talented Latin American artists to both practice grammar/vocabulary and reveal cultural insights.
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Learning Spanish within the context of authentic culture and current events is necessary to demonstrate the relevance between class concepts and the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish 5/6 students are completing the collective Students have studied the arts via explorations on authentic Spanish websites. Students recently completed a formal presentation with a partner in Spanish about a current events art topic, such as Arte Urbano in New York, Art of Protest in Latin America related to the World Cup soccer championships in Brazil, and Art in Nature in many resorts and land reserves. Students will now be learning about famous Spanish and Latin American artists of the past. While many of the figures they will study are from Spain, they will also explore the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera among other talented Latin American artists to both practice grammar/vocabulary and reveal cultural insights.
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Spanish 7/8 & La música
Spanish 7/8 students are currently learning complex grammatical structures. To note the connections between their grammatical structure and pop culture, they have been practicing grammar via modern song lyrics. . For a more in-depth read about how employing music in second language classrooms may be helpful, consider SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING SPANISH THROUGH SONGSresearch on the topic.
Students have been analyzing some pop numbers from the U.S. in Spanish, including Beyonce's Si fuera chico. Students have also discovered Latin American and Spanish artists, such as Juan Fernando Fonseca from Colombia.
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Students have been analyzing some pop numbers from the U.S. in Spanish, including Beyonce's Si fuera chico. Students have also discovered Latin American and Spanish artists, such as Juan Fernando Fonseca from Colombia.
***CLICK ON THE WORDS IN RED ABOVE FOR MORE EXAMPLES.